DATA SOURCES

GreatPlacesToRetire.com Ranking Methodology

Ninety-nine elite destinations in the U.S. are tracked by the GreatPlacesToRetire.com survey. A simple ranking process is used to
determine the best cities for that retirement home.

All cities are ranked from "1" (the best) to "99" (not) in each of 21 different Quality of Life criteria (check the links at the top of this page). The 21 ranks for each city are averaged. The city with the lowest average rank emerges as the top city.

All source information presented at GreatPlacesToRetire is publicly available from the following public and private organizations: